Danielle Desjarlais is a Cree member of Peguis First Nation. She completed her degree in Environmental Design at the University of Manitoba, where she is currently pursuing a Master of Architecture. She has been a key member of Brook McIlroy’s architectural design team for three years, and has extensive experience in the design of a range of project types with a particular focus on educational facilities. Danielle has been immersed in project types from large-scale institutional renovations to Indigenous graphic patterns. Her work draws on regional influences, culture, and relevant histories, as well as in-depth consultation with clients to identify user needs that inform design.

Selam Eyob is an Urban Planner at Brook McIlroy whose passion lies in public health and urban development. With a strong academic background in research and student engagement, Selam strives to create communities that are more diverse, equitable, and sustainable through human centred practices. Selam has a Bachelor of Health Sciences from Simon Fraser University, and a Master in Environmental Studies with a specialization in Urban Planning from York University.

Shiying Gao is an Intern Architect at Brook McIlroy with a Master of Architecture and a Bachelor of Arts in Architectural Studies from the University of Toronto. Her interest in the role of architecture as a mediator between our cities and the natural environment has led to Shiying’s advocacy for sustainability and incorporation of nature throughout all project phases.

Orlando Garcia is an Urban Designer at Brook McIlroy with many years of professional experience in design and development for various buildings, urban strategies, and frameworks. He graduated from the National University Autonomous of Mexico with a Bachelor of Architectural Science and holds a Master of Sustainable Urban Design from Lund University, Sweden. Due to his architectural background, Orlando takes into account the scale and buildability of his urban projects to establish clear implementation processes and visions. He is interested in the role and design of public spaces, seeing them as opportunities to enhance the local economy and protect natural values.

Bruce Gilchrist brings extensive experience designing and managing the creation of quality public space. Involved across the entire project spectrum from concept through to contract administration, he has been engaged in a diverse range of landscape architecture, master planing, public realm and cultural projects within Ontario and internationally throughout the Middle East and Egypt. In Toronto, Bruce notably acted in both a design and project management capacity for the award-winning Trillium Park at Ontario Place.

Furthering his passion for encouraging diverse design perspectives within the traditional disciplinary boundaries, Bruce holds a Master of Architecture form the University of Toronto. Continuing to advance his professional focus on creating public space design solutions, he continually explores how leveraging the intersection of public realm and architectural disciplines can lead to increasingly resilient urban environments.

Lucas Horvath is a Landscape Designer at Brook McIlroy. He is passionate about sustainable design, green infrastructure, and placemaking, which he has pursued in both his studies and throughout his professional experience in landscape architecture. His experience spans a variety of scales, from the preparation of conceptual master plans to the detailed design of construction drawings. 

Dani Kastelein is an architectural designer within the Indigenous Design Studio at Brook McIlroy. They are a registered citizen with the Métis Nation of Ontario, and hold kinship ties that extend from the Red River to the surrounding regions of Georgian Bay as a Drummond Island descendent (Aabitaawizininiwag). Dani has experience working as an architectural designer with Patrick R. Stewart of the Nisga’a Nation, and as a sessional instructor at the University of Waterloo School of Architecture in Cambridge, Ontario. During their studies, they have worked as a teaching assistant in the University of Waterloo’s Summer Studio, and as a research assistant for David Fortin at the McEwen School of Architecture.

Kathryn Lawrence is an Interior Designer at Brook McIlroy who brings experience working on small to large scale corporate, government, institutional, and recreational projects across Canada. She is a licensed Interior Designer, and a registered member of the Association of Registered Interior Designers of Ontario (ARIDO) and the Interior Designers of Canada (IDC). Outside of her work, Kathryn volunteers her time to various social impact initiatives including her own creative based initiative in Jamaica, her home country, to support young professionals and to pay it forward.

Danny Roy is an Associate, Intern Architect and Planner at Brook McIlroy and is part of the Indigenous Design Studio. He is a member of English River Dene Nation in Treaty 10 territory and Cree-Métis from the northern community of Sakitawak (Île-à-la-Crosse, Saskatchewan). He holds a Master of Architecture degree from the University of Calgary and a Bachelor of Arts Honours degree from the University of Saskatchewan in Regional and Urban Planning. Danny was formally a Senior Regional and Community Planner practicing in Saskatchewan and has had the opportunity to work with numerous municipalities and Indigenous communities to help develop sustainable planning frameworks. This included being co-author and facilitator to the award-winning City of Prince Albert Municipal Cultural Action Plan and project lead to the Black Lake First Nation Community Land-Use Plan.

Hamza Vora is an Architect with over seven years of experience in various scales of projects, ranging from small-scale exhibition design and digital fabrication to the design of residential towers and master plans. Hamza has worked with clients in both public and private sectors, including the University of Toronto, social housing providers, private developers, and natural history museums.

William Vivas is an intermediate architect with Brook McIlroy and holds a Bachelor of Environmental Design and a Master of Architecture from the University of Manitoba. He has 13 years of experience with a wide spectrum of projects throughout Manitoba and British Columbia, including airport expansion projects, schools, daycares, health centres, multi-family housing, and institutional renovations. Several of these projects have achieved LEED certification.